Project Detail

Mum and Dad

Synopsis

Mum and Dad, and their 'adopted' children, Birdie and Elbie, work at the airport. The family live off whatever they scavenge from cargo holds, offices and hotels - including a steady stream of transient workers who populate the airport's soul-less hub. When Lena, a young Polish office cleaner, is befriended by Birdie, she gets drawn into a nightmarish world of torture, murder and perversity. Imprisoned in a suburban House of Horrors and designated a 'Mummy's Girl', Lena's only options appear to be to become part of the family - and join them in their insanity - or die.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Features
Running time
85 mins
Format
HD
Director
Steven Sheil 1st Feature
Producer
Sol Gatti-Pascual, Lizzie Francke
Co-Producer
Sol Gatti-Pascual, Lizzie Francke
Editor
Leo Scott
Screenwriter
Steven Sheil
Director of Photography
Jonathan Bloom
Production Designer
Jess Alexander
Sound
Spool
Principal cast
Perry Benson, Dido Miles, Olga Fedori, Ainsley Howard, Toby Alexander

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

2am Films

1 Lawford's Wharf
Lyme Street
London NW1 0SF
UK

T +44 020 7428 8800

www.2am.co.uk

Sales Company

High Point Films Ltd

Suite 16, Dean House Studios
Greenwood Place
London NW5 1LB
UK

T + 44 (0)20 7424 6870

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